Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife has one of the most classic "meet cutes" of any old movie: Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert are shopping for pajamas; he takes the top and she takes the bottoms. Sparks fly, and before they know it, they've gotten hitched! But what penniless Claudette doesn't know is that millionaire Cooper has been married seven times before. Once she finds out his dirty secret, she makes it her mission to make him pay. This is a delightful screwball comedy, with elements of romance, ridiculous timing, sexual innuendos, a battle of the wits, and a battle of the sexes! Armed with help from her father Edward Everett Horton and her friend David Niven, both with hilarious comedic talents, Claudette is ready to battle for the constancy of her husband's affections. There won't be a ninth wife-not on her watch! Check out this adorable romantic comedy during your next classic film fest, or watch it with your hubby after he's done wrong. He'll get the idea.

. . . not only enables Disney MegaCorp to mash together infinite combinations of Marvel Comic Book "heroes" for Big Box Office in Parallel Universes, but it also ordains that everything happens at once in THIS Universe. Whatever Gary Cooper's delusions about the linear progression of Time may be as he slogs through BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE, his U.S. billionaire "Mike Brandon" character is as much of a bigamist as the current White House squatter. Maybe if you truly believe that leprechauns churn out Lucky Charms by the box, you can also pay lip service to having three--or eight--"serial marriages." Folks who think that our Holy Bible is a joking matter MIGHT enjoy "BLUEBEARD'S" shenanigans here. Perhaps there are some Satanic Verses in Bluebeard's Bible which will provide a billionaire with three or eight paws, as well, the better to grab the passing girls by their private parts. However, normal people may not get much of a kick from BLUEBEARD''S shtick. "Mike Brandon" is just as deplorable a miscarriage of humanity as the Brooklyn KKK community organizer's son. How much further do we need to look to justify Roe versus Wade?

This film was absolutely hilarious. I am not a fan of romantic comedies, but this film won me over. It had so many wonderful jokes that you just wouldn't see in a movie these days, and with such a charm that you could never even dream of seeing in a romantic comedy today.The leads were wonderful as their characters, and the performances seemed very natural. Cooper was wonderful as the adventurous, picky, and misogynistic Mr Brandon. Colbert was beautiful as the playful, tricky, and scheming Nicole, and Horton was a barrel of laughs as her money grubbing father. The entire cast seemed just perfect.This is a truly wonderful film which a viewer can sit back, enjoy and laugh with.

Gary Cooper, (Michael Brandon) played the role as an American millionaire who had seven bad marriages, but always divorced his wife's with plenty of money to live on. Michael is in Paris on business and goes into a French Department Store to buy a pair of pajama tops and the sales people refuse to sell him just the tops, he has to buy the bottoms or there is no sale. Nicole DeLoiselle, (Claudette Colbert) listens to this conversation and offers to buy the bottom of these pajama's. Michael becomes very interested in Nicole and they have occasion to meet and go on dates. It is not too long before Michael proposes marriage to Nicole and she is very taken back with his request for marriage since she really does not know him very well. However, once she finds out she is going to become the Eighth wife of Michael she begins to change her mind and this story becomes quite entertaining and funny. Don't miss this film, it is great entertainment by great veteran actors. Enjoy.